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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Travel Tuesday- Connecticut and Massachusetts

Each week the kids study two States
for school. Their studies include the State abbreviation, capital, motto,
nickname, flower, bird, song, flag and something interesting. I play
along with people from our family tree database.

This week’s States are:
Connecticut and Massachusetts

Connecticut- BREWSTER, MARKHAM (and
how I came to be my own cousin)

Some descendents of William
Brewster, of Mayflower fame and glory, settled in Connecticut.Among them were William Brewster, 3rd great
grandson of Mayflower Brewster.William
and his wife, Olive Morgan, had a daughter named Ruth Brewster who was born on
25 Oct 1764 in Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut.Ruth married James Sherman and they were my 5th
great grandparents.Also in Lebanon,
Ruth’s grandfather and great grandfather were buried.

Daniel Markham II, son of Deacon
Daniel Markham, was both married in Hartford County, CT and died there.His daughter, Phoebe, was born and married
there.His son, Israel, was also born
and married there.Phoebe daughter
married Israel’s son, which makes me my own cousin.They are my 6th great
grandparents.

Massachusetts- CARR, DOTY, MARKHAM,
SOULE, WHITMORE

Massachusetts has too many to list
out fully. I’ll just give you some of the surnames: